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CITY YEAR
The idea of
City Year was first introduced to South
Africa through the association of former Presidents
Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton. This initial
stimulus eventually led to the launch of City Year
in 2005, with 120 young volunteers. The three key
components of the City Year programme are:
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Service: City year deploys
young people aged between 18 to 25 to
provide structured, full-time community
service over a period of ten months, largely
through service work in primary schools.
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Learning: City Year
provides accredited training to equip
participants with the skills to provide
quality service, as well as enhance their
livelihood opportunities upon completion of
the programme
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Exit Opportunities: City
year assists graduates from their programme in securing exit opportunities.
These include employment, learnerships, internships,
further education, and entrepreneurial
opportunities.. |
Currently, the City year volunteers work in 10
schools around Johannesburg. By providing extra
hands and feet in the classroom, City Year makes a
significant difference both to educators and
learners. The daily service work of City Year
volunteers entails providing supervised homework and
extra-mural activities. The Claude Leon Foundation
has provided and continues to provide significant
funding for this project – a major intervention in
the critical post-school youth sector. |
